Letter: Mother of Nick Hyde receives degradation in Republican flyer

Meg Zuravel

Thursday

Nov 1, 2018 at 4:08 PMNov 1, 2018 at 4:08 PM

Recently, a full-color flyer was printed and distributed by the Illinois Republican Party regarding Mary Beth Hyde, Galena’s current city clerk, who is also the mother of candidate Nick Hyde running for State Representative in the 89th District.

This letter is to inform your readers that the flyer was published by the Illinois Republican Party after notice was issued by the State Board of Elections dismissing the complaint and ordering no further action is required. I'm sure they won't bother to follow up with a clarification or an additional mailing, so I wanted to bring it to everyone's attention.

I know firsthand, as do the citizens of Galena, that Mary Beth Hyde performs her job duties well and goes above and beyond the part-time salary she receives for the job. She continues to learn from her experiences. Unfortunately, through this particular episode, she also gains knowledge about political practices that ignore the real issues that face us in the 89th District and instead attempt to degrade someone’s character.

— Meg Zuravel, former Freeport City Clerk

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